That was all the way back on January 7th.Less than one week later, the Yankees gave a 3 year deal to Rafael Soriano making him the richest set up man in the world... giving up their pick to Tampa in the process.

Look, I get this move. He's a good reliever and having a very deep bullpen could help the Yankees... especially since Andy Pettitte could be sitting on his porch whittling all summer and A. J. Burnett is the Yankees #3 starter!

(The fact that he is letting up flyballs in a hitter's ballpark isn't good, but I digress.)

Just don't make pronouncements like that, Brian. You are already experiencing an off season where people think you are a little bit rudderless. Don't put fuel on the fire of contradicting yourself and making your moves look desperate.

I know you WANT to patiently build a team from the ground up... but you didn't take a patient organization.

Learn the art of not making promises.You break a lot fewer when they don't exist.

Saw something that the way the deal is structured Soriano has a opt out clause in it and if he does well in that opt out year he will be a free agent that can bring the Yankees 2 #1 Draft picks,Now saying that it is also being reported that the Stein Brothers went 1980s George on Cashman and ordered his signing, I figure it is just a matter of time that the Yankees sign a bunch of aging former stars huge contracts and the Yankees have 80s theme nights at the Stadium.